Opening Up

Directed by Albéric Aurtenèche

Genre

Fiction

Country

Quebec

Year

2010

Length

19 min

Formats

HDCAM, 35 MM

Sound

Stereo

Version

Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

Gabrielle is 16. She inflicts pain to herself, cut herself. Her father doesn’t understand why. At the hospital she meet Étienne, who suffers from an accidental injury. With him, she don’t have to explain anything.

Themes

Biography

Albéric grew up in Montreal, but was born in Paris where he eventually stutied visual arts. Since, he obtained a master degree in cinema production at Concordia University. He first started working on a more experimental level before even touching fiction. Today, his interest for images reaches no bound.